Machine for making ice-cream cones.



W. W. TURNBULL. MACHINE FOR MAKING ICE CREAM CONES.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 1. m1.

1,299,635. y Y Patented A i-.8,1919.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING ICE CREAM cones.

APPLICATION FILED EPT- I. 1917- f Patented Apr. 8,1919.

, is necessary mold and the parts ii'iihstedlseeks primarily WEED V7. TURNBUILL, OI" ASHEVILLE, NORTH CARGLINA, AESIGNOR TO TURNER I'LL 001m mecnm 60., 0F .esHEvi LE, NORTH cAmLmA, A. CORPGRA'KION OF hTfiRGfI-l CAROLINA.

WIACHIZQ'E FDR MAKENG- ICE-CREAM (JUNE-S.

Epenification of Letters Patent.

Patent-eel. Apia 8, 1919.

Application filed September 1, 1817, Serial No. 189,368.

The present invention has special reference to means for discharging the baked eene from the mold in which it is formed, and he provide a, mechanism B}; which the cone W111 be ejected pesi tiveiy Without any hreeka g'-,end the parts will 0perate centinueusiy in e smoeth easy The invention :19; iihistretei In the ace-em. pmying drawings in which:

Figure l is frenh eleveir ef e machine for making much ere-em 4: a0 a citiseiesure 01? the mventien;

2 is a plan view 'ef the sea. Fig. 3 is & sectienzil eievetie th. UL

W eh, the same, showing the moki closed core Within the maid;

Fig. 4 is a, similar View showing the mohi opened and the cure withdrawn se to eject the eerie.

A machine for making ice erezim e02. e in I which my present inveh'himi is embodied] comprises a plurality 0i molds which are SJCC 613i carried pastiihe eentainer in a cohemueus series, e feeding mechanism, indicated at 21 being previded whereby a measured heiieh (if dough, will be fed into a maid. which is adjacent the eontainer in position to receive the iough The maids are then carried past burners by which. heat is epp'iied. to the molds ami the cone cooked, the travel of the molds bringing them to a cam by which. the molds are opened, the cones being; thereby slightly lessened fmm whe front side of; the mold. s0 (hai their discharge will he faciih tated. Themohls and cores are then eairied past the dough container and the Operation repeated. The mechanism for opening the mold and ejecting the, fa med eone emphlyed in my former machine, shove identi 'moves the inn container 530 fer the hatter and fled, was objectionable was complicated and cumherseme and the ejector would frequently impinge against the cone with each :Eni'ce as in break and, tie stroy the same My present hive #zien dispenises with the ejecter mi-i changes the movement of the core that the sch-e performs the lichens 0f the ejeetee end rei mine n .1 them; any break for the reasen that it .xefei to hhe diam-is s peziwiariy, he rate a nun 2,5 lemma-tee a carrier upon which in phireiity of are secured, the cum-i01 caused to T0- tate aheufi vertical, zzme i km to celery the molds s1weeesiveiy pest the P 1g feeding and coajhing apphminis Upen iihe'eafirier I ereeb pairs 0f posts or g-x.zi ies, 8 whmh are slid ibly 3110mm carry the r end videcl at if nn. i emi'v adapted in the arm w ii 5110M heiders 2 uh is pro 1701 lei" 01' pin 6 2k 1" whereby 5 he meve cure i i i v- .e, the new track that,

5 after i n pieced in mastered 0;: periioii flierein. The maid as set ferth i1 my aforesaid epplicm tion is cemyme'ied of mating members secured within the helder Whic' eeneiets of matingmembers hinges?! 11-11 to its has" a weehed. so that the miter IHQI ff .ie zi opei times swing tower-e1 01- inner member.

The .V the 21mm, 5; an; each e exhumed at the outer ends 0f rmngement, upwaydly expoet 9 which "itltiQlIl 10 at he COTE-SIMTVHQ arm. The handle ember or iever 9 is hur ieif inwardly tmmrdiis free end, as dearly shown in the drawings, and at its free end is constri icted with 11 ball. or knob 11 which is zidapted t0 ride between the rails 12 of a stzuzionai y cam track. This (minimal: will be so disposed that as the arm 5 is raised by the member G at its inner end. riding on the track 7, die free end of the lever 01* handle member 9 Wiii be swung dowmierdly and inwardly toward she guide pose 3, the core being thereby swung upwardly and out wei'dlyas shown in Fig.

To keep the core carrying arm lubricated I lower end of so that it will ride easily upon the guide post l, a dash-pot 13 is provided around the dash-pot so as to dash the lubricant therefrom onto the arm so that the arm will move freely upon the guide post.

As shown in the drawings, the core is provided with an adjustable head 15 threaded onto the upper end. of the core body and se cured in the position to which it may be adjusted by aset screw 16 provided in the head and adapted to bear upon the upper threaded extremity or neck of the core body. The head is adapted to extend over the top of the mold and may be provided with a cutting rib 17 on its under side to trim the end of the cone. By properly adjusting the head relative to the body, the core may be permitted to enter the mold to any desired depth' and the thickness of the cone thereby regulated. It is thus possible to so adjust each core relative to its respective mold that the cones produced in a given machine will be of uniform size notwithstanding slight leaves or passes beyond the burners, the

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- be loosened from the core.

outer member of the mold will engage a stationary cam and will be caused to swing away from the inner mold member and the cone. The core will retain the cone against the inner mold member so that the outer mold. member Will be freed from the cone, and practically simultaneously with the opening of the mold the cbre will start 'to rise owing to the engagement of the roller 6 upon the cam track 7 so that the cone will mold has been opened, the cam track 12 will act upon the extremity 11 of the lever or handle member 9 and will swing the same inwardly and downwardly so that while the core is rising it will be simultaneously swinging outwardly so as to release and withdraw the cone from the inner mold member. As the core swings toward the position shown .in Fig. 4 the cone will slide therefrom and will be deposited upon a conveyer by whibhit will be carried to the assen' bling mechanism or to workmen who will arrange the cones for the market.

The .core and mold travel. continuously and the cam track 12 causes the core to swing back to themold after a fresh batch said post and as the arm descends and reaches the lower limit of its movement, a boss 14; thereon will enter the impinges upon the upper end As soon as the cones,

.to the core carrier, means for moving measles of batter has been fed into the mold. The,

point of the core will clear the upper end and front wall of the mold as it simultaneously descends and swings laterally and the core may ride on the inner surface of the front member of the mold until the head 15 of the rear member of the mold, whereupon the head will rock and slide upon the rear mold mem her to bring'the core into vertical position concentric with the mold. To aid in bringing the core finally into the desired concentric relation to the mold, I provide on the under side of the core head, a rib or spur 18 which is adapted toimpinge upon the top of the mold at the rear thereof and serve a fulcrum about which the head may rock to properly center the core.

lit will be readily noted from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that I have provided an exceedingly simple and efficient mechanism whereby the cooked cones will be removed'from the molds. The necessity of an independent ejector which will operate only after the molds have been opened and will be apt to break the cones is overcome by the present mechanism and by the present invention the cones are successively removed gently from the molds and the core is given a continuous easy movement which will be free of any reversal in the direction of movement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an ice cream cone machine, the combination of a mold consisting of relatively movable members posed vertically, a core adapted to fit within the mold and mounted for lateral swinging movement, and means for moving the core vertically as it swings laterally.

and having its axis dis-' 2. In a machine for making ice cream 3. In a machine for making ice cream cones, the combination of a mold carrier, a mold mounted on said carrier, a core carrier mounted above the mold carrier and mov able vertically with respect to the mold carrier, a core pivotally mounted upon the core carrier, and means for moving the core later ally about its pivot as the core carrier is moved vertically.

4C. In a machine for making ice cream the combination of a mold carrier, a disposed above the mold carrier, a core pivoted core carrier a mold on the mold carrier,

core carrier vertically, and a cam disposed above the core carrier and acting on the core to swing the same about its pivot simultanethe nusly with the vertical movement of the tending lever at its upper end, a cam track core carrier. arranged to be engaged by the free end of 5. In gt machine for making ice cream said lever whereby the core Will be swung 10 cones, the combination of a mold carrier, a laterally relative to the mold, and means for 5 mold thereon, a core carrier abeve the mold moving the come vertically.

carrier, a core pivoted upon the core carrier In testimony whereof I aifix my signature and having an up'wardiy and inwardly ex- NERD XV. TURNBULL. [1,. 3.] 

